Greenhouse studies were planted at the R.R. Foil Plant Science Research Center in Starkville, MS.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To determine synovial butorphanol concentrations and mechanical nociceptive threshold (MNT) changes after butorphanol intravenous regional limb perfusion (IVRLP).
Study Design: Experimental ANIMALS: Six adult horses.
Methods: Cephalic IVRLP was performed with 10 mg butorphanol in sedated horses with a wide rubber tourniquet and a total volume of 30 mL.
With recent poaching of southern white rhinoceros (SWR []) reaching record levels, the need for a robust assurance population is urgent. However, the global captive SWR population is not currently self-sustaining due to the reproductive failure of captive-born females. Dietary phytoestrogens have been proposed to play a role in this phenomenon, and recent work has demonstrated a negative relationship between diet estrogenicity and fertility of captive-born female SWR.
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